Toy gun



F. KESELEFF Oct. 13, 1931.

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nanna irEsn'Lnrr, or SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 'roY GUNV Application `tiled March 171, 1930.y Serial No. 434,899. l

11gof the breech 10 and held securely by rset My invention relatesto an improvement in toyguns, and particularly tothe type where n ay projectile is shot forward outside the casing or barrel f` the gun. t VThe object of my invention is to provide a toy gun'having the general shape of a gun, andv having a projector adapted toy carry the projectile outside of the barrel and to propel it'forward in the line of the sight.

Another object isto providea casingrrepresenting the outline of a barrel of a gun and having novel securingfmeans relative to the gunproper'. I` t n v A further object is the construction of a device of this general'character, which shall be simple and strong andv will standthe rough usage generally required by children. f l y invention comprises the novel" parts andl` the novel combination and arrangement y 2,9 thereof, as shown in the accompanying'draw-y ings, described in the specification. and particularlyy defined by the 'claims' terminating the same. f

In theaccomptanying" drawings I have shown my invention y1n therform now preferred by me; 'j

Figure l'is aside elevation of myv gun showing the projector in cocked position and with a ball in place. ,4 n t Figure 2 is a central longitudinal section of mygun. f if; 5 Figure 3 is'a section on theline 3--3 of .Figure 2, showing a portion of the ball in dotted'lines. t t Figure y4 is a plan view lof the tip of the'gun showing. the slide and projector ina forward Aposition and .showing parts of the tip in seotion and with the casing removed. l v Figure 5'is a yfragmentary*planview illusg my method of attaching the casing to thebreech. v f j My gun in general conforms to theshape of Iany standard rifle, and comprises a stock 1, which may be made ofwood, andabreech 10, 45 which Jis Ausually m'adeof metal. The stock nd breech may be secured together in yany ,suitable manner. y l

In order to form a foundation for the bar- 'relof the gun, I may provide twoparallel 50 spaced. bars Q'Hwhich may be seated in sockets screws-12. `The, forward end of these bars'2 are tied together by a tip lmember, 3 having sockets adaptedto receive the forward end of the barsZHThe bars maybe held secure in the' member/3 by set screws31.

l'lhe-,barsQ also have another use inthat they actas guide bars' for the slide 4. The slide consistsV in a front crossbar 40l andra rear cross bar 41 spaced apart and they may be tiedtogether by a rod 42.` Such a construction produces a slide which will slide easily upon the guide vbars andjeliminate binding anda tendency to wobble. In order to.im.

party a forward movement to the slide 4,]a

resilient rubber band 5 maybe attached to VaV removable bolt 32 secured in and interposed between two downwardly projecting lugs 33 at the tip-of the gun. YAtfthe rear the band 5 may be attached to a similar ybolt 43 secured in, and interposed between two downward-` ly extending lugs 44 depending from the rear Y cross bar 41.l ,Y j

An upstanding longitudinal vane 45, rigidly secured tothe cross bars40and 41, is provided with a' forwardly projecting finger 46, upon which vthe projectile may be' posiv tioned, las willbe explained hereinafter. In order to pull the carriage back, a suitable fin# ger piece'47 is'secured on the rear portion of the'vane 45. Y 1- Y It is, of course, desirable to lhold the slide when it is brought back to the farthest rear position. A tri ggerl guard 5 is secured on the under sideof the breech 10 by screws 51, a trigger isv pivotally kmounted in thelguard 5. i A spring-held plunger 52normal1yY tends to raisejthe plungerrupward against-a plate113 wwhich is heldin place by a screw 14. The l `'plate is furtherr held yby .aftongue15 which fills the rear portionv of .aflongitudinal groove 16y in the. breech block. A rearwardly projectingr apertured lipf 41', integral with or 1 forming apart ofthe rear cross bar 41 ofthe damage, and also guarding the fingers of the operator against being hurt, a casing 7 is provided. The upper surface has a longitudinal slot 73, of sufficient length to allow free movement of the upstanding vane 45. The lower rear edge of the casing at 71 is received in a slot 17 in the breech. The upper rear por tion of the casing may be formed as a split tongue 72 and inserted under a staple 18 secured in the plate 13. rIhe staple prevents side-movement of the casing. To hold'the casing securely in place, a screw 36 may be received in the tip member 3.

The ammunition for my gun consists of a soft rubber ball 8, which. is provided with a hole part way through its aXis, in which is positioned a bushing 80. rIhe rubber ball 8 is placed upon the finger 46 with the bushing 8O loosely fitting about the finger. The up standing vane 45 is so shaped as to receive the ball against the edge 48 and frictionally hold it, due to the rubber ball being compressed, until thev shock of the slide against the bumper Gis greater than the frictional holding ofthe ball` when it is released. rlhe ball 8, vane 45 and finger piece 48 are all positioned and adapted-to travel in a longitudinal plane outside of the casing @but this is all of the mechanism which is exposed.- and it is at the top ofthe casing or barrel 7, where it is notlikely to harm the child who plays with the gun. y

To rep-lace a broken or worn-out rubber band 5, it is only necessary to remove the screw 36, whereupon the barrel 7 may be removed, and the bolts 32 and 43 may then be reached and quickly removed and replaced.

llVhat I claim as my invention is:

l. In combination, in a toy gun, a breech member, a guide member extending forward ly from said breech member, a slide mounted onY said guide member, means to project said slide forwardly, means to check the advance thereof, a casing surrounding and inclosing said guide member, slide and projecting` means and having aV narrow slot in 'its upper side for a portion of its length corr spending` tothe travel of the slide, an upstanding projectile carrier fixedly supported upon said slide and projecting` through said slot, to support a ball unrestrained by the casing, and to propel the same forwardly the slide is projected forward and is checked.

2. In combination, a toy gun, a breech member, a casing adapted to represent the barrel of a gun and having a narrow slot in its upper side for a portion of its length, means interengageable between the breech end of the casing and said breech member by longitudinal movementof the casing to hold the casing to the breech, guide means, a screw positioned at the forward end of said guide means and engaging .said casing to hold it in position, a slide upon said guide means, and means for projecting said slide forwardly and for checking its advance, all within the casing, and a projectile carrier extending through the slot in the casing and adapted to support and propel a ball forwardly outside the casino:

3. In combination, in a toy gun', a breech, a casing adapted to represent the barrel of a gun and removably secured to said breech, and having a slotted upper surface extending substantially from the breech tothe tip of the barrel.v said breech having a notch adapted to receive the rear lower end of said casing,la staple secured transversely in the top ofsaid breech, a rearwardly extending tongue projecting from the upper portion of said casing and projectingl through said staple to be held thereby, and means for holding said casing in a fixed position.

4. In combination with a toy gun. a casing having a narrow elongated slot in its upper surface, a slide adapted to be projected within the casing, a projectile carrier comprising an upstanding vane secured to and movable with said slide and projecting through said slot, said vane having a forwardly projecting finger, a projectile having a bore therein and adapted to be received upon said finger.

5. The combination of claim 4, the projectile being of resilient material, and frictionally engaging the proj ectilc carrier to prevent accidental disengagement therefrom.

6. In combination with a toy gun. a breech member, a guide member extending forwardly from said breech member, and terminating at the other end in a tip member. said tip member having a socket parallel to the guide member, a spring in said socket, a bumper member slidably supported on said j guide member. a forwardly projecting plunger mounted on said bumper member and adapted to be received in said spring socket, a slide mounted upon said guide member, a resilient member secured bv one end to said tip member and by theV other to said slide to project said carrier against said bumper, and a projectile carrier associated with said slide.

7. In combination with a toy gun, a breech member, two horizontally spaced guide members secured by one end to said breech member and rigidly secured together at the. other end by a tip member, a slide mounted on said guide members, a projectile supporting means projecting upwardly from said slide, resilient means connecting said slide with les lmovement of the upwardly said tip member to urge the slide forward, a trigger holding means mounted in said breech member and adapted to hold orrelease said slide, a casing enclosing said guide members, tip member, slide and resilient means, and having a portion of its top slotted to allow rojectin projectile supporting means and) means or securing said casing to the breech. f

Signed at Seattle, King County7 Washington, this 5th day of March, 1930. f

' FADER KESELEFF. 

